Apr 24 2009
Domino Sugar’s Sweet Talks are Twisted!
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So, here’s what they don’t tell you…
The Florida Everglades is slowly dying! Development pressures from industry, urban areas and agriculture have destroyed over half of the original Everglades. The sugar cane farms have graciously contributed pollutants from fertilizer run-off into the Everglades ecosystem, poisoning the surrounding environment!
For many years the State of Florida has been working on an Everglades Restoration Project, and last year Gov. Crist finally made a deal with U.S. Sugar Corp, the United States largest cane sugar producer, to purchase 180,000 acres of agricultural land for restoration purposes. However, due to the economic challenges of today, Florida is still trying to secure financing for this deal and U.S. Sugar Corp is taking bids from others in order to sell the land for more agricultural use, instead of trying to preserve it!
That being said, Florida Crystals, the second largest sugar cane producer in the state and also part owner of Domino Sugar, has been fighting Gov. Crist’s deal every chance they get, seeing the deal as an unfair competitive edge. As for the current deal, Florida Crystals Vice President Gaston Cantens said, “We’re adamantly opposed,” citing a land leaseback rate “that is well below market … That is just wrong.” Florida Crystals is also having talks with U.S. Sugar to possibly buy its assets; however, a big portion of the land must be left for agriculture.
So, Domino Sugar can boast all they want of their “Earth Friendly Farming”, but the reality is; they are killing the very earth they claim to be working towards saving!
~Wind
You’re welcome Erick! Every time I watch that commercial I can feel my blood boil, I had to share the truth! Since I lived in the Florida Everglades for most of my life, I have seen first hand what the sugar farmers have done to the ecosystem.
Hi Sinclair~ Sad but so true! Stevia is a great way to sweeten your food, it is much more potent than sugar and you can grow it in your back yard!
~Wind